결론은, 크리스마스 때 읽고 본가에 놓고 오려던 책이 지금 내 옆에도 있다는 것이다. 자화자찬일색인 책이라는 것은 맞지만, 뭐랄까... 책에 지성과 감성이 녹아 있다고나 할까? 책 뒷표지의 추천글인 '미래 지향적인 생각과 사람을 향하는 따뜻한 마음'에 어느정도 동감하게 된다.
사람이 똑똑한 것은 맞고, 일차적으로는 따뜻한 것도 맞다. 지켜 보아야 할 사람이다. 그러나 서울시장, 대통령이라 하면 작은 정에 연연하기 보다는 보다 다른 차원이 요구되는데, 오세훈 시장이 그런 깜냥이 될 지는 지켜보는 수 밖에. 이 책에서 "공감과 배려의 능력" 및 "인문학의 중요성"을 설파하는 그. 저돌적, 끈기, 의지, 고난극복 등만을 강조한 다른 많은 정재계 사람들과는 다른 것은 확실하다. 부디 정치꾼이 아닌 정치가가 되기를 바래본다. 어찌되었건 이 대한민국의 leader중 한 명이니까.
복잡한 듯 하지만 화살표가 눈을 끄는, 책표지도 독특했다.
Oh Se-Hoon is current mayor of Seoul since 2006. He has soft and intelligent image, which distinguishes him from politicians so far with cruel and mean images. As a mayor, I think he has done quite well until now. However, he doesn't seem to be think of nation-wide politics, that is, he speaks for Seoul citizens only as far as I see. President Lee Myung-Bak favors concentration over balanced distribution. In consequence people away from capitol have a negative tendency to him. But Oh Se-Hoon backs him up. The question is: Why? Because President Lee's global vision is same to his one? Because Oh welcomes Lee's Seoul-favored policies? Or Oh views Lee as his role model who succeeds in grabbing the topmost seat after governing Seoul? Or Lee is a major supporter of Oh? Who knows? One thing for sure (at least to me) is that he speaks for Seoul.
From this book, I can see Oh is a sharp man. He has a vision for Seoul to grow to a global city with a strong brand power. He has a belief in his own way of life. He is logical and presents his idea well. He has a will and he realizes the will; he is a man of action. These all thing could bond and have a chemistry enough to make his wish come true. Important thing is that what is his wish. If just becoming a president is the one, I'd be very disappointed. I hope his wish was real politics; to communicate with people and to lead people into the better world, making our nation glorious and prosperous. Glorious and prosperous - this words are not American exclusives. I hope HO could live in prosperous Korea.